so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to be helpful; to be useful
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be erected; to be built
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
design; idea; conception; plan
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
rather than; more ... than ...
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
place; position; location; position; standing; status
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
because of; owing to; due to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to toss away; to throw out
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing